1. The Cold War
Carl Clouse

2. The Cold War
Is a period that the US and the USSR were in a
time of political and military tension.
Against the US and the USSR.

3. Yalta and Potsdam
The Yalta and Potsdam conference were a conference that decided which
country got Germany, bringing Nazi war criminals to trial. Russia would
join the war that was occuring in the Pacific, in return for zones in North
Korea and Manchuria.
Took place in 1945.

4. The Truman Doctrine
Was a policy to help keep
Greece and India from
falling into Soviet
control.
The Marshall Plan was
a plan to restore
Europe's economy.

5. The Berlin Wall
The berlin wall was erected in order to keep
East and West Berlin separated. West Berlin
Aircraft dropped off food and supplies to East
Berlin that was terribly poor and staving. The
Iron Curtain was a political wall between the
Democratic and commune society.

6. Mao zedong
• Was the Communist ruler of China who introduced the
“Great Leap Forward” a Chinese form of Communism.
The Great Leap Forward was mobilization of labor to
improve agricultural and industrial production. He also
created the “Cultural Revolution” in 1966 which aimed to
‘cleanse’ of impure elements and established to revive the
revolutionary spirits?

8. Space/ Arms race
• After the cold war, the US and USSR were
competing.
• The space race was a race for the first country
to claim space.
• The Nuclear Arms race was also between the
US and the USSR. It was when both countries
built up their nuclear weapons and
threatened each another.

9. Korean War
• The Korean war “1950-1953” was fought
between the US, North and South Korea. This
war left Korea economically and socially
damaged.
• The 38th Parallel was the very beginning of
the Korean war.

10. Vietnam
• Was fought between North and South
Vietnam.
• Containment was a major part in the Vietnam
War. The US entered and fought because of
their quest to contain North Vietnam. Over
50,000 Americans were killed.